The fight over Common Core got hotter with dueling lawsuits. On Tuesday afternoon, The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted 6- 4 to join a lawsuit filed by parents and teachers against Governor Bobby Jindal. Governor Jindal's administration then filed their own lawsuit.

The fight over Common Core got hotter with dueling lawsuits. On Tuesday afternoon, The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) voted 6- 4 to join a lawsuit filed by parents and teachers against Governor Bobby Jindal. Governor Jindal's administration then filed their own lawsuit.

Louisiana's state school board held a special meeting Tuesday morning and voted to sue Gov. Bobby Jindal in an ongoing dispute over the Common Core education standards. Jindal's administration then filed a counter suit arguing the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) improperly delegates constitutional authority to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).More >>

Louisiana's state school board held a special meeting Tuesday morning and voted to sue Gov. Bobby Jindal in an ongoing dispute over the Common Core education standards. Jindal's administration then filed a counter suit arguing the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) improperly delegates constitutional authority to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).More >>

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The two lawsuits over Louisiana's use of Common Core are both scheduled to go to court in August.

A judge will hear arguments on August 15 in a lawsuit filed by 17 state legislators who are seeking an immediate suspension of the multi-state English and math standards in schools. Then, on August 18, a judge will listen to a lawsuit against the governor's office that claims Gov. Bobby Jindal overstepped his authority in the matter.

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted Tuesday to join the lawsuit filed by parents and teachers against the governor because they say he is overstepping his power on the issue. BESE believes Jindal exceeded his authority when he suspended the testing contracts of Common Core, the state's new education standards and Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), which is the group coordinating it.

BESE president Chas Roemer said the decision to go to court wasn’t hard.

"In that lawsuit, they're going to be talking about and arguing what is the constitutional authority of BESE," Roemer said. "We felt that if they're going to be arguing our constitutional authority, we should be in the room while they're having that discussion."

Jindal fired back by filing his own lawsuit. It states BESE is violating state law by entering into a contract involving a non-public entity in the state business.

Students and their parents can only watch as Gov. Bobby Jindal and state education leaders fight over the Common Core issue. Parents listened to speakers provide information on the plan Tuesday night.More >>

Students and their parents can only watch as Gov. Bobby Jindal and state education leaders fight over the Common Core issue. Parents listened to speakers provide information on the plan Tuesday night.More >>

That last text was sent September 19, half a day before Maria slammed into Puerto Rico. A week later, Jennifer's family in Louisiana is desperate to know what happened. The U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI are now looking for the missing boat.

That last text was sent September 19, half a day before Maria slammed into Puerto Rico. A week later, Jennifer's family in Louisiana is desperate to know what happened. The U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI are now looking for the missing boat.